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A Kuala Lumpur man faces arrest after five years of alleged sexual abuse against his teenage daughter came to light when she became pregnant. The case highlights critical gaps in child protection awareness.
Authorities in Setiu have arrested a man on suspicion of sexually abusing his 15-year-old biological daughter. The investigation is proceeding as police work to establish the full circumstances surrounding the allegations.
A Malaysian paediatrician practising in Perth, Australia, has been charged with 33 child sex offences involving nine alleged victims. The charges follow an extensive police inquiry that uncovered additional allegations.
Police in Japan have arrested a 35-year-old man accused of placing his partner's five-year-old daughter in a garbage can and closing the lid, which he claimed was a form of discipline. The child was unharmed.
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Authorities in Kuala Terengganu have remanded a male teacher in his 30s for seven days as investigations proceed into allegations of sexual assault involving a young teenage student.
Manila police have arrested a grandfather and father accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl over a two-year period. The child came forward with reports spanning multiple incidents, prompting the arrests.
A caretaker working at an unlicensed children's welfare facility has been handed a 36-year prison sentence and corporal punishment for sexually assaulting five young boys.
Sri Lanka's Buddhist leadership has suspended a prominent 71-year-old monk facing charges of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl at a major temple in 2022, marking a rare institutional response to such allegations.
A 42-year-old soldier entered a not guilty plea in Kota Bharu Sessions Court regarding child abuse allegations involving his 10-year-old son. The incident allegedly occurred in May 2024, with the court setting bail at RM10,000.
UK police have charged seven Afghan refugees with rape and child sexual abuse as part of an investigation into organised grooming gang activity in Norwich. The men appeared in court and were remanded in custody pending further proceedings.
A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment and nine strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court in Sibu for sexually abusing his underage niece in Kanowit. The victim is now pregnant as a result of the abuse.
A Singapore court has imposed a 14-year prison sentence on a 32-year-old man convicted of systematically abusing his baby nephew over three months. The judge described the offender's actions as exceptionally cruel and sadistic, noting his recording of the abuse was particularly reprehensible.